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"For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have been doing only ^(C1)evil in My sight since their youth; for the sons of Israel have been only ^(C2)provoking Me to anger by the work of their hands," declares the LORD.

"Indeed this city has been to Me a ^(C1)provocation of My anger and My wrath since the day that they built it, even to this day, so that it should be ^(C2)removed from My sight,

because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah which they have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their ^(C1)kings, their leaders, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

"They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, ^(C1)teaching again and again, they would not listen to accept discipline.